Mérida AD

Asociación Deportiva Mérida, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 2013 it is a successor club of CP Mérida, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1.

Mérida
Full nameAsociación Deportiva Mérida, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)Romanos
Pecholatas
Founded19 February 2013 (19 February 2013)
as Mérida Asociación Deportiva
GroundEstadio Romano, Mérida,
Extremadura, Spain
Capacity14,600[1]
OwnerMark Heffernan
PresidentMark Heffernan
Head coachJuanma
LeaguePrimera Federación – Group 1
2021–22Segunda División RFEF – Group 4, 2nd of 18 (promoted via play-offs)
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded on February 19, 2013 and in 6 days, on February 25, it was registered in General Registry of Sports Entities of Extremadura.[2] Mérida UD was dissolved later in 2013 and Mérida AD bought their place in Tercera División.[3]

On 30 May 2015, the club was promoted to Segunda División B after defeating CD Laredo 2–1 on aggregate in the playoffs.[4] On 27 August that year, the team competed in the Copa del Rey for the first time, losing 0–3 at home to Peña Sport FC in the opening round.[5]

In 2017–18, the club were given a bye to the second round of the cup, where they lost 2–0 at CF Fuenlabrada.[6] The season ended with relegation back to the fourth tier after a 2–2 aggregate defeat (away goals) to Coruxo FC in the relegation play-offs,[7] but the club bounced back a year later with a penalty shootout win against UD Socuéllamos.[8]

Season to season
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2013–14 4 3ª 2nd
2014–15 4 3ª 1st
2015–16 3 2ª B 8th First round
2016–17 3 2ª B 5th
2017–18 3 2ª B 16th Second round
2018–19 4 3ª 1st
2019–20 3 2ª B 19th Second round
2020–21 3 2ª B 6th / 4th
2021–22 4 2ª RFEF 2nd
2022–23 3 1ª RFEF Second round

Current squad
As of 7 February 2023.[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ESP Javi Montoya (captain)
2 DF  ESP Diego Parras
4 DF  ESP Manuel Bonaque
5 DF  ESP Erik Ruiz
6 MF  ESP Mohamed Kamal
7 FW  ESP Dani Sandoval
8 MF  ESP David Larrubia (on loan from Málaga)
9 FW  ESP Nando Copete
10 FW  ESP Lolo Plá
11 MF  ESP Alejandro Meléndez
12 MF  ESP Chuma
13 GK  ESP Juanpa
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  ESP Luis Acosta
15 FW  ESP Carlos Cinta
16 FW  JPN Akito Mukai
17 FW  ESP Fran Viñuela
18 DF  ESP Nacho González
19 DF  ESP Felipe Alfonso
20 DF  ESP Álvaro Ramón
21 MF  CMR Nassourou Ben Hamed
22 DF  ESP Dani Lorenzo (on loan from Málaga)
23 MF  ESP Dani Rodríguez
― DF  ESP Lluís Llácer
― DF  ESP David de la Víbora (on loan from Internacional)

Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 GK  ESP José Andrés Oliveira
26 DF  SEN Yacouba Dabo Gnako
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 FW  ESP Amadou Konate
29 DF  ESP Eneko Cuéllar

Stadium

Mérida plays its home games at Estadio Romano, with a capacity of 14,600 spectators.[10]

References
  1. "Estadio Romano | Mérida AD". www.admerida.es. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  2. "Asociación Deportiva Mérida, S.A.D. :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  3. El Mérida AD sustituirá al Mérida UD en Tercera (in Spanish)
  4. Gallego, Fernando (31 May 2015). "Redímete, Mérida" [Redeem yourself, Mérida] (in Spanish). Hoy. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  5. "Frustración en el Romano" [Frustration in the Romano]. Hoy (in Spanish). 28 August 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  6. "Fuenlabrada rompe el sueño copero" [Fuenlabrada break the cup dream]. Hoy (in Spanish). 7 September 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  7. "Fin de ciclo para el Mérida en Coruxo" [End of the cycle for Mérida in Coruxo]. Hoy (in Spanish). 26 May 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  8. "El Mérida vuelve a ser de bronce" [Mérida returns to the third tier]. Hoy (in Spanish). 3 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  9. "PRIMER EQUIPO". AD Mérida (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  10. "Estadio Romano | Mérida AD". www.admerida.es. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
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